indent

【1】订货单

 

【例】Herewith we have pleasure in sending you an indent for immediate shipment of 100 bales of merino wool.

我们高兴地随函寄出100包美利奴羊毛的订单一份，即期交货。

 

【2】委托订购

 

多用作定语。

【例】In indent business, we hope you will include in your offer our commission of 3% on CIF cost.

在委托订购业务中，我们希望贵方按CIF价的3%计算出我方佣金，包括于贵方报盘内。

 

【3】用订单订购

 

句式：indent on [upon] sb for sth。

【例】We are indenting upon you for 50 MT of walnuts.

我们要向你方订购50公吨核桃。

 

independently

独立地，单独地

 

【例】If the Seller cannot take part in the inspection and test, the Buyer shall have the right to open the package and conduct the inspection and test independently .

若卖方不能参加检验和试验，则买方有权自行开箱并进行检验和试验。

 

index

复数形式为indexes或indices。

 

【1】指标，标准

 

【例】We are sorry to say that the quality of your despatched products cannot reach the guaranteed indices.

很抱歉，你方发来的产品的质量达不到所保证的标准。

 

【2】指数

 

【例】Consumer price indexes are widely used to measure changes in the cost of maintaining a given standard of living.

消费者物价指数广泛应用于衡量维持一定生活水平的费用的变动。